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SLES for SAP (5639-SAP)

SQL pre-compiler support for periods in file names

SQL pre-compiler fails for SQLRPGLE file names containing a period when compiling from the IFS and the SRCSTMT() parameter is specified. For example: ZC0160.1.SQLRPGLE fails ZC0160_1.SQLRPGLE works
9 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Needs more information

Performance reports shows write cache overruns when controllers don't have write cache

when your system is equipped with NVMEs without write cache the Performance Report shows actual a write cache overrun of 99,9%. Since there is no write cache that can overrun it should adress the report with "N/A", 'cause the 99,9% indicate a fail...
28 days ago in IBM i / Performance Tools Needs more information

Allow concurrent restores from a single save file

The suggestion is to be able to restore content from a single SAVF to two (or more) places at one. The use case is environment refresh. We refresh two environments at the same time and because time is limited and the restore process is the longest...
7 months ago in IBM i / Save and Restore Needs more information

After VIOS complete boot to trigger any IBM i VMs to start

We could not find a mechanism to start IBM i VMs after VIOS complete IPL. This is necessary for unattended operations in case of power failure or a complete reboot of the hardware is required. VIOS starts automatically after the hardware is starte...
over 2 years ago in PowerVM VIOS Needs more information

PEP 2.0 Support for Novalink/CMC

Request to enhance MCM to support Novalink with PEP 2.0 capacity Credits.
over 4 years ago in Cloud Management Console Needs more information

Checking power consumption of a server from log or via command

Checking power consumption of a server from log or via command. Currently, we have an option to check a particular server power consumption from the PDU ( if connected separately) or from the outside cables using a meter. This needs a personal vis...
almost 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console Needs more information

Use of Kurbenetes for DOORS

We are working at Valeo on DOORS application at AWS, and with a pool of Application servers that have the Client version installed -> Front End (FE), and other pool that have the Database -> Back End (BE). We have dimension the servers with ...
almost 3 years ago in Cloud Management Console Needs more information

Alerting by email when threshold is exceeded

Hello, In the Capacity Monitoring settings, we can set thresholds But when a threshold il exceeded, it appears in red in the interface but no alert is sent by email. We would like to be able to receive this alert by email Cordialy François Maliverney
about 3 years ago in Cloud Management Console Needs more information

VM Recovery Manager DR host group support for multiple SVC or Storwize cluster required (TS007732006)

VM Recover Manager DR Host group currently supports a single svc or storwise storage cluster because VM Recovery manager Host group is unable to create consistency group on more than one svc cluster. Host group support for multiple svc cluster is ...
over 4 years ago in VM Recovery Manager Needs more information

VMRM to support GMVC Replication for Stowise storages

VMRM to support GMVC so that the Consistency Groups automatically re-sync the data after the failed link between the Storage Boxes resumes to work.
about 5 years ago in VM Recovery Manager Needs more information

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